Patents by Inventor Mark Griner

Mark Griner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods for alerting a sales representative of customer presence based on customer identification information
    Patent number: 8055551
    Abstract: A system and method for sales optimization having a store database storing information about past shopping experiences and preferences of different customers, a business rules engine connected to the store database, a biometric database containing biometric data, a customer identification engine connected to the biometric database; and a biometric detector detecting customer's presence in the store. The biometric detector is connected to the biometric database through the customer identification engine. The customer identification engine identifies detected customers using data stored in the biometric database. The system also includes at least one sales representative terminal connected to the business rules engine. When sales optimization tactic is determined, it is conveyed from the business rules engine to the sales representative terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Milgramm, Mark Griner
  • System for sales optimization utilizing biometric customer recognition technique
    Publication number: 20100312660
    Abstract: A system and method for sales optimization having a store database storing information about past shopping experiences and preferences of different customers, a business rules engine connected to the store database, a biometric database containing biometric data, a customer identification engine connected to the biometric database; and a biometric detector detecting customer's presence in the store. The biometric detector is connected to the biometric database through the customer identification engine. The customer identification engine identifies detected customers using data stored in the biometric database. The system also includes at least one sales representative terminal connected to the business rules engine. When sales optimization tactic is determined, it is conveyed from the business rules engine to the sales representative terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Milgramm, Mark Griner
  • System for sales optimization utilizing biometric customer recognition technique
    Publication number: 20040078260
    Abstract: A system and method for sales optimization having a store database storing information about past shopping experiences and preferences of different customers, a business rules engine connected to the store database, a biometric database containing biometric data, a customer identification engine connected to the biometric database; and a biometric detector detecting customer's presence in the store. The biometric detector is connected to the biometric database through the customer identification engine. The customer identification engine identifies detected customers using data stored in the biometric database. The system also includes at least one sales representative terminal connected to the business rules engine. When sales optimization tactic is determined, it is conveyed from the business rules engine to the sales representative terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Milgramm, Mark Griner